Two people were arrested in a drug bust on Thursday evening in Manhattan. Around 8:15 p.m., Riley County Police executed a search warrant at 400 Fremont Street Apartment #1 where they found narcotic drugs and paraphernalia. Officers arrested Jamie Berges, 26, of Manhattan, on the offenses of possession of an opiate , opium, or narcotic drug,
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A Missouri man was found dead by a self-inflicted gunshot Thursday night in Clay County, Kansas. A news release from the Clay County Sheriff’s department indicates Wyatt Ivy, 20, of Monett, Missouri was found in a vehicle at about 11:17 p.m. Clay County was notified by Riley County Police shortly before 11 p.m. that they
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KMAN received more information Thursday regarding the arrest of a Colorado man on rape and aggravated criminal sodomy charges in Riley County. William Nesbitt, 36, was taken into custody in late January with bond set at $500,000. An affidavit for application for warrant released by the Riley County Court Clerk’s Office Thursday shows there are
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A bill in the Kansas House could raise the state’s portion of the mill levy factored into ad valorem taxes — also known as property taxes — by 2017. Riley County treasurer Shilo Heger told county commissioners Thursday morning the bill — Kansas House Bill 2569 — proposes to increase the state’s mill levy from 1
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Bayer Construction of Manhattan will be working on the long awaited Excel Road intersection project. Pottawatomie county commission chair Dee McKee tells KMAN it’s been 13 years coming, but the project includes improvements to Highway 24 with some turn-off lanes so traffic can decelerate and turn. The Excel/Highway 24 intersection work will be about $1,900,000 project when
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A Clay Center mother of newborn triplets may have passed away, but the connections she made has people giving back in her honor. Cassia Rott passed away on February 8th, after a blood clot in her lungs caused stress on her heart – a result of her pregnancy with triplets, who she gave birth to
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The Kansas Supreme Court has struck down a stopgap law, for funding the state’s public schools. State Representative Sydney Carlin reacted to the decision announced Thursday, saying “I’m excited about the state’s decision coming in at this time, where we have some time to deal with it here at the capital.” The court says the
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Mid-Campus Drive “four corners” to Old Claflin Road closes Feb. 15-May 15: Fences and barricades will be placed to close Mid-Campus Drive from the intersection of Claflin Road and Mid-Campus Drive “four corners” to just south of Old Claflin Road. Traffic will continue to flow through Claflin Road east and west, and also north on Mid-Campus Drive from
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A formerFort Riley nurse has been indicted on federal charges, after stealing a powerful painkiller. 56-year-old Lana J. Pendergast, of Clay Center, is charged with one count of unlawfully obtaining a controlled substance. The indictment alleges that Pendergast began taking fentanyl for her own use – replacing stolen vials of the painkiller with saline as a
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After getting experience in leading Kansas’ 64th district in the House of Representatives, Susie Swanson decided two years was just not enough time to accomplish her goals. Swanson was elected to congress in the 2014 elections; and just over halfway through her term, she decided one more go-round would be a good idea. “I certainly
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